Most letter scales sport utilitarian looks, at best. Not so with the Droog Archimedes Letter Scale by Arnout Visser ($50). This elegant Pyrex glass instrument uses Archimedes principle to measure the weight of your letters, and although we are admittedly a very gadget-centric bunch, the thought of removing one more button-and-LCD interface from our routine seems incredibly tempting — especially when it looks as good as this.